Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known euphemistically as the troubles. One aspect of it got a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given to the covert operations of the British State both army and intelligence infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the Republican Movement from within. One agent was my guest today, willie carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein. Hes written a book exposing his secrets. How does he justify what he did . Willie carlin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is actually quite extraordinary having you in the studio given you were an undercover spy in the 70s and the 80s at an extraordinarily dangerous, sensitive time in Northern Ireland and you then went in hiding, you lived in secret. Why have you now, later in life, decided to come out of the shadows . I think its because its time. You know, im 71 now. An
Speaks to former mi5 agent, willie carlin, on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known euphemistically as the troubles. One aspect of it got a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given to the covert operations of the British State both army and intelligence infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the Republican Movement from within. One agent was my guest today, willie carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein. Hes written a book exposing his secrets. How does he justify what he did . Willie carlin, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is actually quite extraordinary having you in the studio given you were an undercover spy in the 70s and the 80s at an extraordinarily dangerous, sensitive time in Northern Ireland and you then went in hiding, you lived in secret. Why have you now, later in life, decided to come out of the shadows
Now on bbc news, you right there because he use it Stephen Sackur speaks to former mi5 agent Willie Carlin on hardtalk telling this story that has been long kept secret and i think we do have to begin at the beginning because i think it is, for many people watching and listening to this, it will be very hard to understand how a boy, raised in a catholic family in one of the most welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. The long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known nationalist areas neighbourhoods of euphemistically as the troubles, while one aspect of it got the city derry in Northern Ireland, a separate label, the dirty war. How you could, before you chose to become an agent, a spy, how you could originally decide to serve in the british, the british army, as a republican internationalist. That that was the name given to the covert operations nationalist. I was born in 1940, of the British State both army and intelligence republican internationalist. That nationalist. Iwas
Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to former mi5 agent Willie Carlin on hardtalk. Argentinas left wing candidate Alberto Fernandez win the countrys president ial election as the people vote to end austerity. Welcome to hardtalk, a state of emergency has been im Stephen Sackur. Declared across california as wildfires continue to spread, the long and bloody conflict in Northern Ireland was known whipped up by strong winds. Euphemistically as the troubles. The clock is ticking one aspect of it got but will the eu agree to extend the brexit deadline a separate label, the dirty war. That was the name given we look at the options. To the covert operations of the British State in business briefing, both army and intelligence ill be speaking to the head infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the Republican Movement from within. Stephen sackur interviews one of those agents, Willie Carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein.
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